The Professional Image
There's a whole category of cliché that seems, at first glance, to revel in shallowness. "Fake it till you make it," "image is everything," "style over substance" and a bunch of others, all trumpeting the virtue of looking the part… to the detriment, one supposes, of actually being the part. Our career, though, hinges on perception. In fact, film music could be said to be all about manipulating the perception of an audience (through music). So maybe there's an argument to be made that these clichés, empty and soulless as they may seem, actually have some value for us in our day-to-day professional lives. More on image, and why it is actually important, after the jump.
Read MorePlaying for Time
This weekend I'm once again consumed with work: finding it… doing it… following up afterwards. It reminds me that one sign of a real pro is that he or she is extremely careful with time. More on that after the jump.
Read MoreIt’s Never Over
This weekend's post ties together a couple of the topics we've touched on during first year here at SCOREcast (has it really been almost a year… we ought to do something to celebrate! Hmm…): delivery and studio organization. The question, then: Is a gig ever really over? Sometimes it's clear when you're finished (especially if things go, how you say, not so well). Other times, though, it seems that these ghosts of gigs past come back to haunt us over and over. More on all of this after the jump.
Read MoreDelivery, Finaling and Changing the World
I've already outlined a few technical thoughts on delivery and "finaling" (whatever that is) in my Weekend Provocations this month… and I'll continue to do so in the weeks to come. As I began to write today's article, though, I realized that our April focus itself is built on some assumptions. Those assumptions, and their ramifications, after the jump.
Read MoreDelivery vs. Demo
Today's Provocation strays ever so slightly off our April theme, but I hope you'll follow along anyway. I'm going to lay out my some of my own ideas on turning delivered cues into demo cues. My overall opinion: if you want to put your best musical foot forward, there's work to be done. Potentially lots of work.
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